Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker, the NFL’s leading rusher, broke a bone in his lower right leg in the first quarter Thursday night against St. Louis. Parker, who entered the game with 1,317 yards and consecutive 100-yard games, had one carry for a 1-yard loss before leaving the game. It wasn’t clear how Parker was injured.
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Steelers RB Parker breaks bone in leg
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker, the NFL’s leading rusher, broke a bone in his lower right leg in the first quarter Thursday night against St. Louis. Parker, who entered the game with 1,317 yards and consecutive 100-yard games, had one carry for a 1-yard loss before leaving the game. It wasn’t clear how Parker…
Big Ben helps Steelers lead at half
Ben Roethlisberger passed for 204 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, giving the Pittsburgh Steelers a 24-17 lead over the St. Louis Rams on Thursday night. Nate Washington caught touchdown passes of 17 and 33 yards and Nigel Davenport caught a 12-yarder from Roethlisberger, who was 10-for-12.
Thrashers snap Sens’ 6-game win streak
Todd White’s power-play goal 47 seconds into the third period broke a tie and helped the Atlanta Thrashers snap the Ottawa Senators’ winning streak at six, with a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Atlanta, which ended its four-game skid on Tuesday night with a win over Tampa Bay, beat Ottawa for the first time this season…
Latendresse’s 2 goals key Canadiens’ win
Guilliaume Latendresse scored two goals in his return from a benching, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 Thursday night. Latendresse, scratched by coach Guy Carbonneau for the Canadiens’ 3-2 loss to Florida on Tuesday, notched the fourth two-goal game of his NHL career — the second this month.
Chief: Campbell must apologize to Simon
The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations wants NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell to apologize to Chris Simon for mistakenly suggesting the suspended New York Islanders forward would receive counseling for drug and alcohol issues. Phil Fontaine released a statement Thursday, the day after Campbell announced that Simon would be banned for a league-record…
Heat consider protest of loss to Hawks
The Miami Heat may protest what they believe was a scoring error in Wednesday night’s overtime loss at Atlanta. Shaquille O’Neal fouled out with 51 seconds remaining in Miami’s 117-111 loss — but statsheets distributed immediately after the game showed the Miami center with five fouls. The sheet was eventually revised to show O’Neal with…
Okla. City mayor tries to woo Bennett
Oklahoma City made its first major move toward permanently attracting an NBA franchise Thursday when Mayor Mick Cornett called for the public to support a proposal to spend more than $100 million to overhaul the Ford Center and build a practice facility. Cornett accelerated plans for the vote by several months so it could be…
Mourning undergoes knee surgery
The notion of not seeing Alonzo Mourning play basketball again is a difficult one for the Miami Heat to accept. Mourning had surgery Thursday to repair a torn patellar tendon in his right knee and a quadriceps tear in the same leg. The injury, which he suffered Wednesday night in Miami’s overtime loss at the…
Younger Sutton wins sibling clash
Scott Sutton got another signature win for his blossoming program at tiny Oral Roberts. He just wishes it didn’t have to come at his brother’s expense. Robert Jarvis scored 21 points to help Oral Roberts beat Oklahoma State 74-59 Thursday night and give Scott Sutton a win against older brother Sean in the first meeting…
Fields’ late 3 in OT lifts Pitt by Duke
Levance Fields hit a 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left in overtime to give No. 11 Pittsburgh a 65-64 victory over No. 6 Duke in a matchup of unbeatens Thursday night. Duke’s Jon Scheyer took a running 3 and was able to grab the rebound and get off a final shot but it was another miss…
No. 22 Miami improves to 11-0 with win
Jack McClinton and Dwayne Collins each scored 13 points to lead No. 22 Miami to an 85-63 victory over North Florida on Thursday night. The Hurricanes were never threatened after scoring 11 straight points midway through the first half. Late in the first half, Miami built its first 20-point advantage and the Ospreys never got…
No. 15 Clemson tops PR-Mayaguez 90-73
The Clemson Tigers needed a little time to get warmed up after a two-week break for final exams. K.C. Rivers had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 15 Clemson beat Division II Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 90-73 on Thursday in the San Juan Shootout. “We decided to establish ourselves in the second half and try…